System Safety Engineer II

Raytheon; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Eligible

Job summary

Raytheon is seeking a System Safety Engineer II for an onsite role that can be located in Woburn, Tewksbury, Marlborough, Andover or Portsmouth RI. U.S.

citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance are required; active clearance is needed after day 1. You will execute the safety strategy to meet milestones, integrate system safety features, support the IMS schedule, engage leads for guidance, participate in multi-IPT program meetings, and own technical solutions across IPTs to

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with at least 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with risk assessment concepts.
• Experience creating technical reports, writing and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Execute the safety strategy for the program to meet milestones with system safety features integrated into the product.
• Support the program IMS schedule and integrated system safety tasks and activities.
• Engage the Lead System Safety Engineer and Portfolio Engineering Lead for guidance on execution and artifact review.
• Support multi-IPT program meetings to ensure system safety items are considered.
• Ensure program leadership understands system safety requirements, hazards, and planned mitigations.
• Meet internal and external commitments (deliveries).
• Own technical solutions and collaborate across IPTs to realize the final product development and test.

Skills

Risk assessment concepts

Technical writing

Technical reports

Education

STEM degree

Job description

Location: US-MA-WOBURN-WB2 ~ 225 Presidential Way ~ GODDARD BLDG

Date Posted: 2026-07-06

Country: United States of America

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret

Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

System Safety Engineer II

This is an onsite role and can be located in Woburn, Tewksbury, Marlborough, Andover or Portsmouth RI.

What You Will Do

• Execute the safety strategy for the program to meet all its milestones with system safety/HSI features integrated into the product in compliance with contract and awarded funding
• Support the program schedule and integrated system safety tasks and activities into program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
• Engage the Lead System Safety Engineer and Portfolio Engineering Lead for guidance on technical execution, artifact review, attending customer reviews, etc.
• Support multi-IPT program meetings to ensure that system safety items are considered and to understand current program-wide issues
• Ensure program leadership understands system safety requirements, hazards, and planned mitigations
• Meet internal and external commitments (deliveries)
• Own technical solutions and collaborate across IPTs to realize the solution that makes the overall product development and test successful

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience with risk assessment concepts
• Experience with creating technical reports, technical writing and/or creating presentations

Qualifications We Prefer

• Active/transferable DoD security clearance
• Experience with test equipment & test equipment safety, in a laboratory setting
• Experience performing MIL-STD-882 System Safety Program tasks and analyses, involving management (task series 100), analysis (task series 200), evaluation (task series 300), and verification (task series 400)
• Experience reviewing software code and requirements for safety considerations
• Experience interfacing with other engineering functions: Systems Engineering, Software or Firmware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering

Benefits

• Relocation Eligible

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.